Management

MANAGEMENT

Amir Abolfathi, CEO

Amir has over 30 years of operating experience in the healthcare industry focused on developing and commercializing cardiovascular devices, dental products, hearing prosthetics, and genomic diagnostics & analytics. Amir was the inventor and founder of Sonitus Medical in 2006, a novel non-surgical hearing prosthetic designed for treatment of unilateral deafness, and Sonitus Technologies in 2010. Prior to Sonitus, Amir held a variety of executive positions at Align Technology, Embolic Protection, and EndoTex as well as engineering roles at Pfizer, Guidant, and Baxter-Edwards. Amir holds over 100 issued patents.

Amir received an MS in Engineering Management from the University of Southern California and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.

Eric Goldfarb, VP R&D/Operations

Eric is a seasoned research and development leader, most recently as VP of R&D at Nuelle. Prior to Nuelle, Eric was Director of R&D for Acclarent, focusing on development of the rhinology platform. Before joining Acclarent, Eric was Director of R&D for Evalve, an early innovator in the rapidly-growing heart valve repair market. Eric holds over 50 issued patents.

Eric holds a BA in Biology from Dartmouth College and an MSE in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

Laura England, VP Clinical

Laura has broad experience in research and development, encompassing a wide variety of scientific areas. Most recently, Laura was Director of Clinical Research for Acclarent, responsible for the development and execution of clinical programs for novel Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices. Prior to Acclarent, Laura held various senior management and scientific roles within the medical device and pharmaceutical companies Solta Medical and Fibrogen.

Laura has a BS in Genetics & Cell Biology from the University of Minnesota and a PhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dan Harfe, VP Regulatory/Quality/Strategy

Dan has operational expertise in a broad array of medical device functions, most recently as Sr. Director of Clinical and Regulatory for Acclarent, a developer of innovative Ear, Nose, and Throat technology. Previously, Dan held management positions in marketing and business development at Guidant, and as an engineering manager at Lockheed Martin Space Operations.

Dan received a BSE in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University, an MSE in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University, and an MBA from Stanford University.

Daniel Tuden, VP of Health Policy and Reimbursement

Dan has over 20 years of experience in the areas of health economics, policy analysis, reimbursement analysis, and market development. Most recently Dan was Director of Reimbursement Policy and Government Affairs at Quorum Consulting Inc. He was Senior Vice-President and Principal at the NeoCure Group, a reimbursement strategy consulting firm, Associate Director of Marketing at Genentech, and he spent 7 years with Boston Scientific Neurovascular in a range of reimbursement, marketing and market development roles. Dan also worked for the US General Accounting Office and the Task Force on Elections of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dan received his Masters and Ph.D in Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley and his undergraduate degree in Government from Cornell University. He also has a Masters in Economic History from the London School of Economics.

Matt Brokaw, VP of Sales and Marketing

Matt has over 15 years of Marketing and Sales experience in medical device companies, including Spirox (acquired by Entellus), Entellus Medical (acquired by Stryker), Stryker, Acclarent (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), Sonitus, and Guidant.

Matt received an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from Williams College..